Sentence examples for commercial foundation from inspiring English sources

Greed took over, said Alexander S. Hoare, a managing partner at C. Hoare & Company, founded in 1672, perhaps the last of the family-owned banks that for centuries were the cultural and commercial foundation of the City, London's financial district.

"My objective is to establish a robust commercial foundation upon which ITN's strengths in news and current affairs can continue to flourish and thrive in the years ahead". Until Hardie takes up the post at ITN, Geert Linnebank, the former editor-in-chief at Reuters and a director on the ITN board, will continue to act as interim chief executive to support the senior management team.

"My successor will inherit a business with very strong commercial foundations in place.

Yet the commercial foundations for this engineering miracle are incredibly shaky.

The city in fact owes its commercial foundations to Caliph ʿUthmān, who in 646 made it the port for Muslim pilgrims crossing the Red Sea.

Our faculty and students and alumni have established thousands of companies and laid the technological and commercial foundations for many industries.

The great unknowns are whether PBS viewers will welcome receiving programming in shorter bites, or rebel against a move they see as more commercial, and if foundation supporters will see the change as an abdication of mission.

Some other economic-policy nonprofits steer clear of commercial fundraisers, emphasizing foundation grants and direct contact with donors.

The former Soviet leader is impervious to suggestions that the ads may have cheapened his legacy, pointing out that he also appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial because his foundation needed money, and would welcome more work in that line.

In fact, after the appearance of the commercial sites, some foundations, including the Pew Charitable Trusts, became more interested in investing in projects that set standards for Internet campaigning than in supporting Web sites.

Melbourne Heart chairman Peter Sidwell said: "The board feels that with the successful establishment and evolution of the club over the last four years, Melbourne Heart now stands on sound commercial and financial foundations".